LSAT 131 – Section 3 – Question 09

LSAT 131 - Section 3 - Question 09

December 2009

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT131 S3 Q09
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
150
B
1%
151
C
1%
151
D
98%
164
E
0%
155
127
134
140
 +Easiest 146.026 +SubsectionMedium

Manager: There is no good reason to suppose that promoting creativity is a proper goal of an employee training program. Many jobs require little or no creativity and, in those positions, using creativity is more likely to be disruptive than innovative. Furthermore, even if creativity were in demand, there is no evidence that it can be taught.

Summarize Argument
Promoting creativity is not a good goal for an employee training program. Lots of jobs don’t need creativity, and using creativity in those positions is likely to do more harm than good. Even if creativity was needed, there is no evidence that it could be taught.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the manager’s claim about creativity in employee training programs: “There is no good reason to suppose that promoting creativity is a proper goal of an employee training program.”

A
Using creativity in jobs that require little or no creativity can be disruptive.
This is support for why promoting creativity is not a good goal for an employee training program. Encouraging that creativity would have negative consequences.
B
Employee training programs are not able to teach employees creativity.
The fact that there is no evidence that creativity can be taught is used as support for that it should not be the goal of training programs to promote creativity.
C
Many jobs require little or no creativity.
This is support for the argument that promoting creativity is not a proper goal of employee training programs. Creativity would not be useful in those jobs.
D
There is no good reason to suppose that employee training programs should promote creativity.
This accurately paraphrases the conclusion. It is not a proper goal of an employee training program, so they should not promote creativity.
E
Creativity is in demand, but there is no evidence that it can be taught.
This is inaccurate. The stimulus does not indicate that creativity is in demand. The fact that there is no evidence that creativity can be taught is used as support for that it should not be the goal of training programs.

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